Under the measure, Maryland residents could pay as much as $1.50 a month more once energy is generated by offshore wind, while businesses could see increases of up to 1.5 percent.

The bill would also create the infrastructure for an offshore wind farm off the coast of Ocean City, expected to house about 40 wind turbines.

Delegate Mike McDermott, R-District 38B, representing portions of the lower Eastern Shore, called the legislation a "boondoggle" and noted that it would cost consumers thousands of dollars over the next 25 years.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned Tuesday that a proposed agreement between world powers and Iran was "a bad deal" that would not stop Tehran from getting nuclear weapons -- but would rather pave its way to getting lots of them and lea...